ABSTRACT

Examines the ideals which lay behind the development of comprehensive schools. Written by 14 British educationalists, this text considers the evidence and suggests how further progress might be made within the moral framework of secondary education for all, irrespective of background or ability. The text includes an afterword by the Rt Hon John Prescott, MP, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.

chapter |9 pages

Introduction

part |28 pages

Ideals and History of Comprehensive Schooling

part |27 pages

Context

part |29 pages

Social and Political Philosophy

chapter 6|13 pages

Educating Persons

part |22 pages

The Curriculum

chapter 7|10 pages

What is Worth Learning?

chapter 8|10 pages

A Comprehensive Curriculum 14-19

part |28 pages

Effective Schools and Effective Teachers

chapter 9|16 pages

Effective Comprehensive Education

chapter 10|10 pages

Teachers for the Comprehensive Idea

part |23 pages

Effective Learning

part |33 pages

The Organization of Comprehensive Education in the Future

chapter 13|10 pages

A Local Democratic Framework

chapter |7 pages

Afterword